The Nightmares of Finnegan Quick

Larry Hayes

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Bloomsbury Childrens Books
29 April 2025

Dreams & their interpretation; Horror & ghost stories, chillers (Children's&YA); Humorous stories (Children's&YA); Kids

‘I absolutely loved this book! Genuinely chilling and a little bit gory … such a fun read’ – Jennifer Killick, author of Crater Lake.

‘The Nightmares of Finnegan Quick is the scary, gross-out kid's adventure of your dreams, with charming characters and plenty of creepy monsters! Don't sleep on this one.’ - Trevor Henderson, creator of Siren Head and author of Scarewaves

By night, Finn has horrible nightmares. By day, they come TRUE! A gripping horror story for readers of 10 and over.

Finnegan Quick is haunted by nightmares. They’re so bad, he’s terrified of going to sleep. Because Finn’s dreams change the waking world too. He’s already lost his mum, his dad, his dog, even his shadow. And now they’re coming for his gran, the only family he’s got left.

Then a mysterious girl starts appearing in his dreams, helping Finn fight back against the creatures in his nightly adventures. On the first day of the new term, she turns up at school, right there in real life, in the lunch queue!

Cass tells Finn that she has come to solve the mystery of Finn’s missing parents. Together with Finn’s geeky best friend Squid, they travel through the nightmare world, battling goblins, ghosts and zombies. Finn, Cass and Squid are a sparky, wise-cracking trio, but even together, can they prove to be a match for the creatures of the night?

If Finnegan Quick is to save the people he cares about most, he has to remember the lesson his gran has been teaching him all his life. He must learn to face his fears – or be destroyed by them!

‘Stuffed full of awesome adventure and superior supernatural chills'

– Keith Gray, author of The Climbers and Creepers

By: Larry Hayes
Imprint: Bloomsbury Childrens Books
Country of Publication: United Kingdom
Dimensions: Height: 196mm, Width: 128mm, Spine: 18mm
Weight: 187g
ISBN: 9781526677785
ISBN 10: 1526677784
Pages: 320
Publication Date: 29 April 2025
Recommended Age: From 10 to 15 years
Audience: Children/juvenile , English as a second language
Format: Paperback
Publisher's Status: Forthcoming

Larry Hayes is afraid of zombies in lifts, vampires in rocking chairs and baby crocodiles in toilets. He is no longer afraid of the dark, changing a nappy in a moving vehicle, or death. He is the author of the How to Survive series, the latest of which, How to Survive Time Travel, was shortlisted for the Laugh Out Loud Awards. When he’s not writing children’s books, Larry works in finance, helps run a homeless charity and is the governor of a primary school federation.

Reviews for The Nightmares of Finnegan Quick

I absolutely loved this book! The level of horror is perfect for ten plus readers who want something genuinely chilling and a little bit gory. And it’s balanced so well with touches of humour that feel really natural coming from such relatable and endearing characters. The plot moves at just the right pace and kept me reading from start to finish in one go. It was such a fun read, and I will be eagerly awaiting the sequel. * Jennifer Killick, author of Crater Lake * ‘Is there already such a thing as Warm-Hearted Horror? If not, then Larry Hayes may just have invented a brand-new genre. The Nightmares of Finnegan Quick is stuffed full of awesome adventure and superior supernatural chills, but it’s also a wonderful story of families and friendships worth fighting for.’ * Keith Gray, author of The Climbers and Creepers * ‘The Nightmares of Finnegan Quick is the scary, gross-out kid's adventure of your dreams, with charming characters and plenty of creepy monsters! Don't sleep on this one.’ * Trevor Henderson, creator of Siren Head and author of Scarewaves *